RJ's 13th birthday was conveniently on Sunday during super bowl weekend.
Crowds were light and snow was good. Monday after super-bowl was a FABULOUS NO-CROWD ski day.
Feb 8, 2025: Rail Jam
After a McLean hockey game Friday night, RJ got up early to register for rail
jam.
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RJ took 2nd place ... so he got a Bose speaker and a ski backpack to
carry his tunes
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Video above shows one of RJ's rail jam runs.
Feb 9, 2025 - RJ's actual birthday and ski race
Due to an issue with the ski lift and the ice, the race didn't begin until
11am. RJ skied with Cody and Samuel from school and hung out with Rocco during the ski race.
Video of the practice round below.
RJ qualified for the final race but a crash (similar to other kid in video
above) knocked him off the podium.
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Dinner for super bowl was dumplings with lemon cake.
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After dinner, Cody and RJ skied until the slopes closed at 9pm. Then they
came in and watched the end of the super bowl. Eagles won! Sara missed $100
on the neighborhood squares because the Eagles didn't stop the Chiefs on the
final 2-point conversion.
Feb 11, 2025: Snow in McLean and presents birthday
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Snow started falling around 3pm, kids cleared driveway, Dad picked up
Mama Jun's for dinner
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| RJ and gifts |
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Favorite gift - charcoal pillows!
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| Teenager at last! |
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Floor hockey with Julia
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| Ice cream cake |
